A woman asked for some e-mails sent by Everett, Wash. city officials.
The city fought the request, fought and fought.
Five years later, the city released the e-mails.
It also has to pay the woman's legal fees and penalties for withholding the e-mails, according to the Everett (Wash.) Herald.
I can't put it any better than the Open-Government Blog (where I found this item), which said: "Other people's money. The only way to explain a five-year fight and eventually paying a six-figure amount to keep emails secret for years."
The city fought the request, fought and fought.
Five years later, the city released the e-mails.
It also has to pay the woman's legal fees and penalties for withholding the e-mails, according to the Everett (Wash.) Herald.
I can't put it any better than the Open-Government Blog (where I found this item), which said: "Other people's money. The only way to explain a five-year fight and eventually paying a six-figure amount to keep emails secret for years."
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